The Wizard of Oz

by Beth Bracken

Overview

Film stills and original dialogue from the beloved movie The Wizard of Oz tell the tale of a young girl named Dorothy who flies over the rainbow with her dog, Toto, befriends a Tin Man, a Scarecrow, and a Lion on a yellow brick road to the Emerald City, and defeats a Wicked Witch before meeting a Wizard and learning that there's no place like home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781623700263
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2013
Series:	Wizard of Oz
Edition description:	Anniversary
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	367,793
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 - 8 Years

About the Author

Beth Bracken is an award-winning author of books for children of all ages, from her Mom's Choice-winning Henry Helps books for toddlers to the critically acclaimed Faerieground series for middle-grade readers. Her picture book Too Shy for Show-and-Tell was one of the 2013 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year in the Under-Five category. Beth lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her husband and their two children.

Editorial Reviews

With bold colors, fun fonts, and a short and sweet version of the tale, this is a fun read for young children and older fans wishing to reminisce and commemorate the 75th anniversary.

Shelfishness blog

Read It If: You're a fan of the movie. You want to introduce your child to The Wizard of Oz. You want to watch The Wizard of Oz movie again.

Second Bookshelf on the Right blog

If you're a fan of the old movie, I think this book would be a fantastic way to introduce your children to it.

NetGalley Review

...a wonderful adaptation of this classic story. . . .Bracken has created a thirty-four page picture book for young children to enjoy over and over again.

Texas Library Lady…Reading Through Life blog